How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 781 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   6.0% of the news · usually 6.5% · 47 articles
   • Lets Not Let 2026 Elections Turn Out Like 2006 Elections (afghanistannews.net)
   • Vance by chtěl utéct před Trumpem, který ho nese v náručí | 5. 11. 2026 (blisty.cz)
2. Immigration Anxious
   2.8% of the news · usually 2.5% · 22 articles
   • افغانستان محور گفتگوهای پاکستان و سازمان ملل (afghanpaper.com)
   • Benazir Noorzad Released From ICE Custody, Attorney Says (khaama.com)
3. AI
   2.6% of the news · usually 4.4% · 20 articles
   • JP Global Media Review | October 2026: Press freedom, AI and media survival (journalismpakistan.com)
4. Health More than usual
   2.6% of the news · usually 0.8% · 3.2× usual · 20 articles
   • Pakistan reports ninth polio case of 2026 from KP's Khyber district (dunyanews.tv)
   • Pakistan reports ninth polio case as virus linked to Afghanistan (geo.tv)
5. Jobs and work
   2.1% of the news · usually 1.5% · 16 articles
   • "进博会为我们开启了一扇至关重要的大门"（进博会故事） --国际--人民网 (people.com.cn)
6. Democracy and elections
   1.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 3.1× usual · 12 articles
   • 華府前高層：期中選舉投下伊朗戰爭反對票 以色列力圖1月前綁死美國 - 國際 (chinatimes.com)
   • Cynicism, Disgust, Pessimism Erupt Across America (newswithviews.com)
7. Cost of living
   1.3% of the news · usually 2.5% · 10 articles
   • Diwali shopping gets costlier this year: From milk, ghee, butter to dry fruits, here's why festive buying is burning a hole in your pocket (indiatimes.com)
8. Climate
   1.2% of the news · usually 1.1% · 9 articles

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.3positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.8The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.9× usual3.1 words per 1,000usually 3.5The GDELT Project
• Fear0.9× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
• Anger0.8× usual6.9 words per 1,000usually 8.2The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 5.7The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.